The House of Commons to-day] debated the unemployment question, on a motion to reduce the salary of, the Lord Privy Seal and Minister dealing with unemployment, Mr. J. #H, Thomas.
Mr. J. H. Wheatley, who was Minister of Health in the Labour Government of 1924, complained that mere schemes for widening} roads, repairing bridges and s0 forth were futile.
'The late Conservative Premier, Mr, Stanley Baldwin, declared that the cost of living fell twelve points during his term of office but had already risen seven points during the present regime. When he was in' office wages rose twelve points, but had fallen by five points during the present Ministry's tenure of] office The Liberal leader, Mr. Lloyd! George, urged the Government to start another survey in the next} few weeks and to tackle the pro-Dlem afresh, Mr. Thomas declared that he! was not going to acquiesce in increasing the country's deadweight} debt, nor would he add to the dif-ticully of British industry in the world market, The motion was rejected and thi vote on the salary of Mr, Thomas. learvied by 222 votes to 146, supplementary estimate 125,100,000 has Leen issued.
The principal item is the £4,000, 000 contribution to the Unemployment Fund, in accordance with the recent Bill.- ited with the intention of conduct: ug a crusade during the parlia-recess against what Jdescribes as the "dearer coal"
Labour men are expressing faction at the cessation of Government consultation with the Liberals with regard to the Coal Mining Bill, 'The "Daily Herald," the leading Labour organ, says that it is voicing the sentiments of Labour supporters throughout the whole country in' asking the Government to "stand ne further nonsense from Lloyd George," but to go to the country at the earliest possible moment ani ask for a clear majority over the other two parties combined. To concludes a lending article on the ing as Labour's "Get ready for a (General Election"—Reuter.
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